For his 15th feature film, M. Night Shyamalan returned to the Garden State to shoot his upcoming apocalyptic horror flick “Knock at the Cabin.”
The film, which just wrapped, was shot mostly on location in Tabernacle and at the Evergreen Daisy Bar in Southampton. Shyamalan previously filmed in New Jersey on two occasions: In 2004, “The Village” was partially filmed in Pedricktown, and in 2021, Shyamalan directed scenes for Season 3 of the Apple TV+ television series “Servant” in Ocean City.
The new film is set to be released by Universal on Feb. 3, 2023. “Knock at the Cabin” stars Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint and Nikki Amuka-Bird, alongside Ben Aldridge and Jonathan Groff.
The project also marks continued momentum for the New Jersey Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program, which was enacted in 2018.
First day. First shot. Fifteenth feature! Knock at the Cabin #knockatthecabin pic.twitter.com/cmMljrXFU9
— M. Night Shyamalan ⌛ (@MNightShyamalan) April 19, 2022
“New Jersey’s film tax credit program has been highly successful in attracting marquee productions and A-List directors to the state,” said Gov. Phil Murphy. “We are delighted to welcome M. Night Shyamalan back to New Jersey for his latest project.”
Several other high-profile projects are in development around New Jersey including “Armageddon Time,” starring Anthony Hopkins, Oscar Isaac and Anne Hathaway; Netflix’s “The Perfect Find” with Gabrielle Union; “The Kill Room” featuring Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman; NBCUniversal’s “The Best Man,” currently filming in North Jersey; and the upcoming AMC six-part series “Isle of the Dead,” which begins filming this summer.
“The unprecedented amount of production we’ve enjoyed during the last few years has extended to every region of the state,” said Secretary of State Tahesha Way. “South Jersey is hosting a number of studio and independent features this year, filming at many beautiful locations that were never previously used in motion pictures and television programs. We are very excited about that.”
